I live in a pretty small city in Norway of about 25000 inhabitants. Now, out of 25000 people, some are bound to make babies sometimes, right? In summer, for about 8 weeks, if i remember correctly, the birth department at the hospital wont be operating, its to save money (there are people who can do it, and there IS a birth department at the hospital). That means you have to drive for about 2 hours to the next city with a propper hospital to deliver. And thats if you drive fast. We pay almost half our incomme in taxes, youd think in a city of 25000 people you would be able to deliver in your own city, which has got a perfectly fine hospital. Even though its only for 8 weeks, i bet there will be some births there. And alright, it usually takes longer than 2 hours from the water breaks to the baby comes, but thats usually, sometimes it doesnt, and sometimes complicationes occures. Im sure glad i aint pregnant.
Now, in Trondheim a bigger town, they have a huge hospital. They complained that it might take a few minnutes for the surgeon to get to the birth department if there had to be an emergency c-cection, well, here you only have to drive for 2 hours on a road that isent the best in the country to say it like that.
I just hope it doesnt have to cost someones life before politicians realize that hospitals run by the state isent suppose to be an economical benificial business.
I know things work differently in Norway than in the states, but keep in mind we have pretty high taxes, we dont have much private schools, hospitals etc. Its all state run by the taxpayers money.
There, i vented, i feel much better. Now im gonna go and make sure i dont get anyone pregnant while i live here.
Socialized healthcare. Booyah! You could always move to Cuba. I heard their healthcare is good.
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Interesting. I like hearing about these kinds of situations from the people actually living there.
If someone really DID need to give birth, what would happen if they turned up at the local hospital? Would the doctors there just deliver, or would they tell someone that they need to get back in their car and drive to the other town? I could understand if it was a high-risk pregnancy, they'd want a specialist, but if it was a normal birth, I think a general practitioner would be able to handle it. My sister's an OB-GYN nurse; I'll ask her about it.
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A sizable town near where I used to live in CA had their hospital closed a couple years ago as it wasn't as profitable as the corporate owner wished.
Now residents have to drive to other cities, the nearest being 30 minutes away, to get any type of care at all.
Health care for profit, whether run by elected officials or corporations, might not be the best idea ever.
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Very similar in Sweden. Where my hubby is from they've closed all the BB units so when my sister in law goes into labor this July they'll be driving atleast 2.5 hours to the nearest hospital. Craziness!
Interesting. I like hearing about these kinds of situations from the people actually living there.
If someone really DID need to give birth, what would happen if they turned up at the local hospital? Would the doctors there just deliver, or would they tell someone that they need to get back in their car and drive to the other town? I could understand if it was a high-risk pregnancy, they'd want a specialist, but if it was a normal birth, I think a general practitioner would be able to handle it. My sister's an OB-GYN nurse; I'll ask her about it.
Im not entierly sure, but if it was just to show up at the hospital to give bith when your not really suppose to show up, everyone would do it. Im pretty sure they would tell them to go to the next town they would probobly give them an ambulance or something though..
I thought we had it bad with the failing NHS system
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I'm a little confused how this is something you needed to vent about. Someone you know pregnant?
btw it's not to save money, it's to promote safe sex from Sept-Oct.
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nope, im just 18. Im just a bit involved in politics and stuff. You dont have that in the states? You should try to sit down in my class room when we talk about different conflicts, be it regional, national or international. I bet 50% of my class are politically enganged :p
I thought we had it bad with the failing NHS system
I think we are almost there........ in fact with all the problems with the junior doctors application system, I doubt that there might be enough doctors to support the system in the near future
So, ya think Norway is a rich country?
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